MacBook hard drive upgrade

The white macbook comes with a 160gb hd and 2gb ram

I already know that i can upgrade the ram to 4gb

But can i upgrade the hard drive?

If yes , wich model fits to apple macbook?

 

Yes you can. Any 2.5" HD will work. I recommend Western Digital drives.

 

Does Seagate make 2.5'' HD's? Seagate has those 5-year warranty things which makes it very tempting to choose them for me.

 

Yea seagate makes 2.5" drives.

 

Does changing the drive yourself void your warrant? I am wondering as I plan to buy a Macbook soon and upgrading the HDD myself would be a lot cheaper I imagine.

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3977866&CatId=2681

is good?

its the only one i found with 500gb

 

Unfortunately that won't fit in the MB. Its too big at 12.5mm high.

This one will though and its what i'm gonna put in my MBP as soon as I can get local stock. Its a standard 9.5mm height.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/09/samsungs-500gb-2-5-inch-drive-arrives-alongside-22x-dvd-burner/

@basskiddanny. Sorry, replacing the internal HDD yourself will void he warranty. That doesn't mean you can't pop the old drive back in before sending it back to Apple though. Just don't leave any marks on the laptops screw-heads etc. And always keep your OS ghosted so they won't ever get suspicious.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the white macbooks you can change the hard drive without voiding the warranty. It's only on the pro's that you can't.

 

Actually after Syrc said I just went searching and found this thread.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=161185

Syrc is totally right, the MB HDD can be user-replaced without voiding the warranty. I just assumed it was like every other Mac out there, my bad. I never knew that, its kinda cool. Cheers for the info Syrc.

 

can u guys post links to good and large hard drives that fit on macbook?

 

Thanks for the tips guys. I think I did read once that replacing ANYTHING in the macbook pro will void the warranty, even just ram. But it's obviously different with the regular baby macbook

 

Changing the RAM on a MacBook Pro is the only thing that does not void the warranty. It's actually the only piece of hardware on the MBP that is user-accessible without jumping through hoops to get to.

 

That is correct...although some Apple technicians have been said to not mind any hard drive changes, as long as you didn't damage anything in the process. Of course though, Apple can technically void your warranty if you change the hard drive, so approach at your own risk.

 

Theres so many HDD's out there, and they all perform so closely, that pretty much whatever one you end up getting, SHOULD be fine for normal usage. If your concerned, just stick with name brands (western digital, seagate, etc).

Obviously, if you get a faster drive, youll get a faster computer. Although 7200rpm drives, are still fairly more expensive then the 5400rpm counterparts. So its up to you, whether or not you're willing to spend the money, and if you really need it or not.

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3201424&CatId=2682

this fits on mb?
and its a good brand?

edit

btw tigerdirect ships worldwide? (if not tell me some well know sites that ships worldwide)

 

Yes, definitely. And Hitachi hard drives are great!

 

im going to new zealand next week , and staying in there until december , do u think i should wait a new MB model or theres no chance of the new mb come this year?

edit:

i just find out this model
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136280

it fits on MB? (still need to know stores that ship in any country)

 

There will be new mbp before mb. But its likely that both will get re-done this year. The rumor mill is picking up on the mbp, so my guess is that will drop sometime in late august for the back to school crowd. The mb usually comes a few months later so october/november is a good bet.
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